Journey With Jesus: Daily Gospel Meditations : Recent Episodes
Robbie Kelly
Coming January 2 Daily gospel meditation to help us encounter Jesus in the pages of the gospel, and follow Him better as we journey with Him through life.
Day 66. How often in our own life do we find ourselves choosing someone or something over Jesus?
Day 65. Jesus knows exactly what it is to experience betrayal and face slander and assault. What does his trial show us about trusting God?
Day 64. If we are to hold faithful in the big moments, we must first stay obedient in the small.
Day 63. As we begin the culminating narrative in the story of the gospel, we reflect on the final dinner of Jesus, the first communion - and the traitor who was there for it all.
Day 61. Jesus continues His prophecy with a warning about the coming of the Son of Man. What does that mean?
Day 60. Jesus prophesies the destruction of the temple. What does it mean? Why does it matter to us?
Day 59. When Jesus is asked what the greatest command is He provides an answer that is very clear - but also convicting. NOTE: I apologize for the break. Life changed a lot, and for a season this podcast took a back seat. But we are back! We are also trying new things - so be sure to let us know what you think.
Day 58. Some Sauducees try to trap Jesus with a question meant to expose the ridiculousness of the ressurection. Jesus' answer not just corrects them, but provides us with a lot to meditate on.
Day 56. How much do we owe to our country? What do we owe only to God? A question is posed to trap Jesus, but it provides great instruction for us still today.
Day 55. Jesus tells a story that makes things abundantly clear - the religious leaders are in rebellion against God. But what does this story say to us today?
Day 54. If you don't take Jesus at his word, then you are left with a question that must be answered - how can he do what he does? Where does he get the authority?
Day 52. This may be one of the gospel stories that causes us to slow down and re-consider our preconceived ideas more than any other.
Day 50. What difference does it make to our prayers when we recognize that God actually does not owe us anything?
March 24 2023. Day 49. What is greatness? We all want to be great, but what does greatness truly mean?
March 23 2023. Day 48. What are the rewards of following Jesus? How do we receive them?
March 22 2023. Day 47. Our culture has a wealth obsession. What our culture says and what Jesus says about wealth are very different.
March 20 2023. Day 46. What do you picture when you think of Jesus? Someone stern, serious? Or gentle, kind? What you think of Jesus effects everything.
March 17 2023. Day 45. Marriage is a challenging thing, especially when we heed Jesus' words about it. Why does Jesus emphasize the faithfulness of this covenant?
March 15 2023. Day 43. We are called to unite as one, but often we find ourselves picking apart those from different parts of this family. What does Jesus say to this?
March 14 2023. Day 42. We have an obsession with greatness in our culture. We want to be the best, the first. What does Jesus say about this kind of status?
March 13 2023. Day 41. Faith is essential in our Journey with Jesus. What exactly is the relationship between prayer and faith?
March 10 2023. Day 40. Jesus understands us, He gets us. But we cannot forget that He is also the creator God.
March 9 2023. Day 39. "When Christ calls a man He bids him come and die. " Dietrich Bonhoeffer
March 7 2023. Day 37. One of the most important questions we must answer is, who is Jesus?
March 6 2023. Day 36. What do we do when we don't get it right in the first try? How about when it seem like Jesus doesn't come through right away?
March 3 2023. Day 35. What are we pursuing? Is it Jesus? Or are we chasing signs and miracles?
March 2 2023. Day 34. Why we do what we do matters just as much as what we do. What is the motivation behind our actions?
March 1 2023. Day 33. What draws people to Jesus? Whenever he encounters the brokeness of our world, he makes things well!
February 28 2023. Day 32. What does real authentic faith look like? Is it blind trust? Is it demand? Is it something more audacious than either of these?
February 27 2023. Day 31. It's what's in the inside that counts. More than an old cliche, this is a fundamental truth Jesus wants us to understand.
February 15 2023. Day 30. If we are not careful we can forget our reliance on Jesus and His righteousness and develop a self righteousness that only serves to turn us into hypocrites.
February 8 2023. Day 27. What is the purpose behind the miraculous feeding? Is it just a cool miracle, or is there something deeper being revealed about God's kingdom?
February 7 2023. Day 26. What happens when the kingdom of God and the kingdoms of this world collide?
February 6 2023. Day 25. What does it mean to be sent by Jesus? What does this mean for our day to day life?
February 2 2023. Day 24. What is the relationship between faith and God working? How does the faith (or doubt) of those around us, effect our ability to perceive God's working?
February 1 2023. Day 23. We often place limits on what God can do, forgetting that with Jesus not even death has the final word.
January 31 2023. Day 22. Is it possible that the interruptions to our day may be God working, inviting us to pause and see where He is moving?
January 30 2023. Day 21. What does it look like when Jesus frees us from the grasp of the kingdom of darkness.
January 27 2023. Day 20. Life is full of storms. Chaotic moments that knock us off our feet. How does knowing Jesus change the way we go through these storms?
January 26 2023. Day 19. The kingdom of God is the thing that Jesus' ministry - and in turn the Gospels - center around. So what exactly does it mean for the kingdom of God to arrive?
January 25 2023. Day 18. For those of us who have received the revelation of God's Kingdom, what is our responsibility?
January 23 2023. Day 16. What does family mean for those of us who belong to Jesus? Let's explore what Jesus has to say in Marks Gospel.
January 20 2023. Day 15. God is always at work, do we notice Him? Or do we brush him off?
January 19 2023. Day 14. Who did Jesus have in mind when he established the church? What kind of people did Jesus want to call?
January 18 2023. Day 13. Is the Sabbath meant to give life or destroy it? Behind this question lay the ever important question: who is God?
January 17 2023. Day 12. Our world moves at such a rapid pace, and into the rush of our world Jesus gives us the gift of rest.
January 16 2023. Day 11. Sometimes we get so familiar with how things always are that we fail to keep up to what God is doing.
January 13 2023. Day 10. Jesus doesn't make mistakes - when He picked you, He already knew about all of your mess. Just look at how Jesus responds in this story from the gospel of Mark.
January 12 2023. Day 9. Many people are drawn to Jesus and the life He offers, others find in Jesus a conflict with their own ideas about God. How do we approach Jesus when we see the picture of God He reveals?
January 11 2023. Day 8. When Jesus is presented with someone on the outside He responds with an outstretched arm of welcome, just like in today's story from the gospel of Mark.
January 10 2023. Day 7. To follow Jesus means to learn from His way of life, and here we see a foundational practice in the life of Jesus.
January 9 2023. Day 6. In a broken and hurting world there is something about Jesus that draws us to Him. Just like we see happening in the stories of the Gospels
January 6 2023. Day 5. "The kingdom of God is not mere talk, but power" - 1 Corinthians 4:20. What does the Apostle Paul mean here? Let's discover as we explore Jesus' first public showdown with evil in Marks Gospel.
January 5 2023. Day 4. Everyone who comes to faith in Jesus has accepted the call of Jesus to all who would call themselves his disciples: "Follow me". How do we respond as we hear this call of Jesus?
January 4 2023. Day 3. Jesus enters the story and we are immediately plunged into confrontation with the enemy and the proclamation of God's kingdom. What does Mark place before these events? The baptism of Jesus. Why is this key?
January 3 2023. Day 2 of our Journey through the gospel of Mark. Today we look at the first character we're introduced to in Marks Gospel, John the baptizer. What does Mark want us to see?
January 2, 2023. Day 1 of our Journey through the gospel of Mark. We look at how Mark sets up his account of the good news of Jesus and the challenge it issues to us as we begin this journey.
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